(n.) The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.
(n.) The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
(v. t.) To catch in a mesh.
(v. i.) To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.
Example Sentences:
(1) The femoral component, made of Tivanium with titanium mesh attached to it by a new process called diffusion bonding, retains superalloy fatigue strength characteristics.
(2) In conclusion, abdominal Marlex-mesh rectopexy can be recommended as safe and effective treatment for rectal prolapse, despite some patients developing constipation and some remaining incontinent.
(3) Numerous slender sarcotubules, originating from the A-band side terminal cisternae, extend obliquely or longitudinally and form oval or irregular shaped networks of various sizes in front of the A-band, then become continuous with the tiny mesh (fenestrated collar) in front of the H-band.
(4) The test is based on the ability of larvae to freely migrate through selected mesh sizes of nylon sieves and the reduced ability of larvae to migrate after preincubation with, and in the presence of, substances that inhibit or reduce larval motility.
(5) The stainless steel 316 mesh tray with cancellous bone offers a method of mandibular reconstruction which theoretically is appealing from the viewpoint of basic osseous healing.
(6) Veryan has developed a stent – a metal mesh tube inserted in an artery – that mimics the natural swirl of the blood flow, which researchers have found improves outcomes for patients with circulation problems.
(7) The cortical vitreous of the normal (control) eye appeared to be a lamellar structure composed of sheets of collagen mesh.
(8) The fabric protection factors (FPF) of 5 metal meshes, to simulate the weave pattern and yarn dimensions of typical fabrics, and 6 textiles with variable construction (woven and knitted), fibre type and dye were determined using a spectrophotometric assay and human skin testing.
(9) Polypropylene mesh was used to repair the abdominal wall.
(10) The abdomen should be temporarily closed with skin flaps, skin grafts, or absorbable mesh, and definitive reconstruction of the fascia should be done at a later operation.
(11) The Wallstent biliary endoprosthesis is a mesh of stainless steel that is delivered percutaneously over a 7-French catheter but expands to achieve a 1-cm lumen when released across a bile-duct stricture.
(12) Polypropylene mesh is then passed down the laparoscope, placed into the defect to obliterate the space, and the edges of the peritoneum are then reapproximated.
(13) In cases of moderate dilatation (45-50 mm), systemic reinforcement with Dacron mesh has been shown to have long-term effectiveness.
(14) Microvilli of the mesothelial cells increased in number, forming a mesh-like structure, and in some places were found to be in direct contact with a tumor cell.
(15) Modified human umbilical vein allografts tanned with glutaraldehyde and encased in a polyester mesh were used as arterial substitutes in 13 femoropopliteal reconstructive procedures.
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(17) Accordingly, in this group, thoracic tracheal defects were reconstructed by this combined Marlex mesh and pedicled muscle flap.
(18) Inexpensive fiberglass mesh window screens were used as spacers between colony blot filters to increase the number of bacterial isolates that could be tested by DNA colony hybridization.
(19) This replacement, done with a double Merselene mesh, should extend up to the costal margin and should be of the same width as the fascia taken with the muscle pedicle.
(20) The flat, wide meshed vascular net on the ventral side of the pars intermedia, demonstrated in this study, fits into the concept that the pars intermedia of the anuran hypophysis is under the control of nerve fibers coming from the hypothalamus.
Meshwork
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) We therefore predict that the changes in these properties observed with virally transformed cells, mitotic cells, and cells treated with proteolytic enzymes are related to alterations in the external protein meshwork.
(2) Stepwise increments in IOP increased the trabecular meshwork pressure by 0.88 cmH2O for each cmH2O increase in IOP in the interval of 30-50 cmH2O.
(3) Fractionation procedures performed on single cell preparations document large meshworks of long and curvilinear IF by negative stain.
(4) In early ganglia and nerve roots, laminin immunostaining defines loose "meshworks" rather than basement membranes, which seem to form slightly later in these structures.
(5) These findings and the dense structure of the scleral spur suggest that in monkey eyes, and at least in some human eyes, contraction of the ciliary muscle causes unfolding of the trabecular meshwork, not so much through the movement of the scleral spur as by movement of the interconnecting trabecular beams and fibers.
(6) The trabecular meshwork was collapsed and the lamellae showed thickened basement membranes and thickened sheaths of elastic-like material.
(7) The meshwork was then dissected and the GAGs isolated and subjected to sequential enzyme digestion.
(8) The innervation of the trabecular meshwork of the anterior chamber angle in monkey eyes was studied by transmission and scanning electron microscopy.
(9) Three new concepts are advanced in this report: (1) the cul-de-sacs provide a major portion of the normal outflow resistance, (2) the cul-de-sac area is markedly reduced in pigmentary glaucoma and primary open angle glaucoma, accounting for a major portion of the increase in resistance in these conditions, and (3) macrophages are the major cell type responsible for trabecular meshwork clearance of pigment and debris.
(10) The assessment of the pharmacological efficiency of cardiotonic drugs interferes with the complex force generation within the spatially netted myocardial meshwork.
(11) In the present study, we compared contractile responses of isolated bovine ciliary muscle and trabecular meshwork strips to endothelin-1 and carbachol.
(12) The meshwork seemed to be an etched replicated image of the presynaptic archiform density observed in thin sections.
(13) The subcupular meshwork may play an important role in transmitting the shear strain of the otolithic membrane to all the ciliary bundles and may also exert an additional dampening effect to prevent unwanted vibration.
(14) After a combined treatment with nitrous acid followed by incubation with chondroitinase ABC, all filament staining in the trabecular meshwork was eliminated.
(15) Juxtacanalicular meshwork cells contained, in addition to bundles, randomly oriented actin filaments at the end of cell extensions.
(16) Alterations were also seen in the posterior part of Schlemm's canal and in the trabecular meshwork.
(17) Ten pulses of 10 mJ were applied to the midtrabecular meshwork over 40 degrees in the most visible portion of the angle.
(18) Thus, in cells exhibiting large lamellae and few actin fibrils, typical of rapidly locomoting cells, HABP codistributed primarily with the actin meshwork occurring in cell processes, although some codistribution between the two proteins occurred over the cell body.
(19) Scanning electron micrographs of the endothelium of the pulmonary artery reveal that the entire surface is covered by a meshwork of irregular projections which vastly increase the surface area.
(20) Indirect immunofluorescence using anti-fibronectin antibodies also showed meshwork positivity in the corresponding area more intensely than that in controls.